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Congratulations! You’re hired. We have an exciting new job that has been tailored specifically to your experience, unique skills, and past responsibilities. This exciting new job offers long hours, lots of stress, and horrible pay. The job responsibility includes only one task, find and acquire new avenues of employment. Not only are you an employee, but in this job you’re an unsupervised CEO responsible for all activities of the company. The job title for this new opportunity is UNEMPLOYED. Again, you’re hired.
Face it! Your new job sucks, but it is …
Inspiration, Job Markets, Job Search, networking »
No company is complete without a strong team. The same is true for your job search. It is a job and requires a strong supporting team. It may even require the strongest team you have ever worked with. Fortunately you are the boss so you’re in charge of choosing most of the team members.
Choose carefully as you will need to build a team with the skills and strengths necessary to find your next job. Just like in business motivation workshops, I will be using sport analogies to demonstrate the needed …
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Every month, there are conferences running all over the country in virtually every profession. Depending on your career path and industry, you may even be able to find free conferences. Attending these conferences can increase your chances of landing that next job, if you plan our attendance wisely.
Be picky when choosing a conference:
To get the most out of networking at conferences, you must first choose conferences wisely. For most people, job focused conferences are not going to be very rewarding. There are simply too many attendees and too few jobs. …
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First things first. If you’re considering relocation, then congratulations on your new prospects! However, once the excitement wears off from your new job offer or potential job offers, you will be left with some points to consider. Relocating to a new town or state should not be a decision that is taken lightly. There are a few points that you should thoroughly think through before taking any position that requires relocation.
Have you considered the following?
Cost of living: There are plenty of ways to figure cost of living in …
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A good mentor can have a huge impact on your career and your job hunt. There are several advantages to finding a mentor. Most mentors have experienced something similar to your current situation and they lived through it. Just be careful when choosing a mentor, the wrong mentor could do much more harm than good. If you are real brave or want to see big results, it may even be good to have several mentors.
Finding a good mentor is surprisingly easy. Past employers have a clear understanding of your experience …